Garment protector



Oct. 6, 1942. G, ARANQW I 2,297,860-

GARMENT PROTECTOR Filed'June 16, 1941 17206722 077? George 020720.40-

Patented Oct. 6, 1942 GARMENT PROTECTOR George Aranow, New York, N. Y., assignor to Richards, Boggs & King, Inc., Chicago, 11]., a corporation of Delaware Application June 16, 1941, Serial No. 398,193

3 Claims.

The present invention relates generally to garment protectors. More particularly the invention relates to that type of protector which is shaped and designed to fit over and cover the tures of, previously designed garment protectors for the same general purpose by reason of the fact that the aperture defining margins of the front and back pieces instead of being convenshoulder portion of a ladys dress or like gar- 5 tionally reenforced are reenforced by a single ment on a hook-equipped clothes hanger and binding strip which is of U-shaped cross section, comprises complemental or substantially similarextends around the aperture defining margin 1y shaped front and back pieces which are formed portions of both front and back Pliofilm pieces of Pliofilm or like thin transparent material and has its ends arranged in overlapped relation are joined together along the top and side marat the central portion of the top margin of either gins thereof by way of a binding strip of U- of the two pieces. By employing a single bindshaped cross section and a line of stitching, and ing strip of this type or character there is a contogether form a, transparent hood whereby the tinuous reenforcement around the hook receivshoulder portion of the dress over which the proi ap u d there s o likelihood or p tector is used is readily visible and is protected sibility of the protector Splitting, rupturing against dust as well as soiling or injury due to breaking a the ends of the p e e the handling. aperture defining top margins of the front and In fabricating r producin a, garment proback pieces are separated or pulled apart in contector of this type it has heretofore been cusneotion With insertion of the hanger hook tomary to leave the central portions of the top t o h the pe or e o al of e hanger margins of the front and back pieces disconfrom e P ot cto nected in order to form a slit-like aperture at the Another object of t ve t o is o P o de a to of the protector for accommodating the hook a m t p t t r f the ast m nt n d ty of the han er over whi h th protector i u d, and character in which the side reenforcement, It has also been customary t have the ntr l that is, the reenforcement for the side margins portion of the binding strip overlie and extend and outer p t o of the p margins o e f o t along the central or aperture defining portion of and back P e i in the form of a p of bindthe top margin of the back piece for purposes of ing strips W c are Stitched in place d v reenforcement, and in addition to reenforce the the ppe ds e o fit within the portions central or aperture defining portion of the top 0f the p e reenforeing binding Strip that margin of the front piece by way of a short. sepdefine the ends of the aperture to the end that arate binding strip of U-shaped cross section the portions of the protector at the ends of the and a row or line of stitching. In practice it has p u e e add t o y reenforced aga nst been found that a garment protector made in acbreaking or up ur cordance with the aforementioned method of A further object of t nv n s to p vid manufacture is deficient or objectionable for the a g rmen pro c r w h is generally f ne reason that when pressure or force is exerted on and. improved construction and not only may be the aperture defining portions of the front and made and produced at a low and reasonable cost back pieces in connection with insertion of the but also is extremely durable and well suited for hanger hook through the aperture or withdrawal its intended purpose. of the hanger from the protector the stitching Other objects of the invention and the various at the wedge or U-shaped junctures of-the ends advantages and characteristics of the present of the short separate binding strip along the cengarment protector will be apparent from a contral or aperture defining portion of the top marsideration of the following detailed description. in of the front piece with th adjac nt portions The invention consists in the several novel of the main binding strip in most instances breaks features which are hereinafter set forth and are and this in turn results in an objectionable elonmo e pa ticularly defined by claims at the congation of the slit-like aperture for the hanger clusion hereof. hook and tearing of the Pliofilm or other trans- In the draw n which c p es and fo s parent material of which the front and back a part of this specification or disclosure and in pieces of the protector are formed. which like numerals of reference denote corre- The primary object of the instant invention sp nd n parts t oughout the several views: is to provide a garment protector of the type un- Figure 1 s a perspective view of a ga m t der consideration which is an improvement upon, protector embodying the invention; and eliminates the objectionable points or fea- Figure 2 is a, fragmentary perspective view showing the upper central portion of the protector before application of the aperture reenforcing binding strip;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the single binding strip for reenforcing the entire aperture defining portions of the front and back pieces of the protector;

v Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective View showing the upper central portion of the protector after application of the aperture reenforcing binding strip; v I

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 55 of Figure 4 and illustrating in detail the manner in which the upper ends of the side binding strips fit Within and are anchored to the portions of the aperture reenforcing binding strip that are at the ends of the aperture; and

Figure 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 4 and showing the cross sectional design or construction of the aperture reenforcing binding strip. 7 t H r c The protector which is shown in the drawing constitut esithe preferred form or embodiment of the invention. It is designed to fit over and cover th shoulder portion or a l'adys dress or other garment on a hook equipped clothes hanger and serves the capacity of a shield or hood to protect the garment against dus't as well as soiling or injury du e to handling. As its primary or principal parts the protector comprises a front piece I and a back'piece 8. These two pieces are similarin shape and design and are positioned one in front of the other, as shown in Figure 1. They are formed of Pliofilin or like thin transparent material so that the protector as a whole is transparent and the user is hence able to see the s hula: ortion or the garment with which the protector is used. The bottom edge or margin of the front piece is straight and a longitudinally extending binding strip Bfis associated with it for reenforcing purposes. The strip 9 is centrally folded so that it is of U shaped cross section andeirtends fromoneend of the bottom margin of the front piece 1 to the other. It is arranged in straddled relation withsaid bottom margin of the front piece and is held in place by means of a row or line 10 of stitching. The side margins of the front piece I are substantially straight'and the top margin is curved or arched. The back piece '8 of the protector is in the form of 'a complement and it'also has a straight bottom edge or margin which is reenforced by a binding strip 'of U-shaped cross section and a line or row of stitching (both not shown); The side margins and the outer portions of the top margins of the front and back pieces are secured together and r'eenforced by way of bindingstrips H and rows or lines I2 of stitching. The binding strips 1 l "are bentcentrallyand longitudinally so that they are of U-shaped cross section and straddle the adjacent marginal portions of the frbht and back pieces. The lower ends "or the h'hdihg strips n terminate adjacent the lower tattered: the protector and the 'upperends of the strips terminate adjacent the central portions ofthe top margins of the pieces. Asshown in the dravirin'g, the central portions of the top margins of the front and back pieces are disconnected so as to form a slit-likeaperture l3 at the'topof the protector. This -aperture, as wellunders'tood in the art,'is adapted to receive or accommodate the hook of the clotheshanger to which the protector is applied. For the purpose of reenforcingthe marginal portions of the front 'and back pieces that define the hook receiving aperture l3 a binding strip I4 is provided. This binding strip is formed of Pliofilm or other tough durable flexible material and is folded centrally and longitudinally so that it is of U-shaped cross section. The central portion of the binding strip M extends along, and is arranged in straddled relation with, the aperture defining portion of the top margin of the back piece 8-. The ends of the binding strip are folded or bent inwards and are arranged so that their extremities are in telescopic relation. They are arranged in straddled relation with the aperture defining portion of the top margin of the front piece 1 of the protector and serve as a reenforcing medium for such portion. A continuous row or line l5 of stitching serves to anchor the binding strip I4 in place. The folded or curved end portions of the binding strip reenforce the ends of the slit-like hook receiving aperture. l3 and overlie and surround the upper ends of the binding strips l2, as shown in Figure 5. Portions of the stitching which serve to anchor the binding strip 14 in place pass through the upper ends of the binding strips H and thus connect such ends to the curved or folded portions of the binding strip l4. Said upper ends of the binding strips l2 are bent or twisted so that they fit within the curved or folded portions of the binding strip I4. When the binding strip H is in place it is continuous and serves not only effectively to reenforce the aperture defining portions of the top margins of the front and back pieces I and 8 but also the portions of the protector at the ends of the aperture l3. By reason of the fact that the reenforcement is continuous at the ends of the slit-like aperture I3 there is no likelihood of the protector breaking or rupturing at the ends of the aperture when the aperture defining portions of the top margins of the front and back pieces are pulled apart in connection with insertion of the hanger hook through the aperture or removal of the hanger from the protector. The binding strips II are preferably formed of the same material as the aperture reenforcing binding strip M.

The herein described garment protector may be manufactured at a low and reasonable cost and is characterized by the fact that it is ektr'emely durable due to the manner in which the hgok aperture is reenforced by the binding strip Whereas the invention has been described and illustrated in connection with a garment pro tector of the shoulder covering variety or type it is to be understoodthat'it'also maybe employed in connection with full length garment bags or like garment protectors. It is also to be understood that the invention is not to be restricted to thedetails setfo rth since these may be modified within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

:Having thus described the invention what, 'I claim as new and desire't'o secure-by Letters Patentis: c

1. As anew-article of manufacture, a protector adapted to be placed over, and to protect, the shoulder-portion'ofj a'garmenton a hook equipped clothes hanger and comprising similarly shaped front and back pieces positioned one in front of the other and having their side margins and the outer portions of their top margins joined together and also having the central portions of the :top margins thereof substantially straight anddisconnected to form a slit-like aperture for receiving the hook of the hanger, and a continuous binding strip of U-shaped cross section extending around and in straddled relation with, and anchored to, the aperture defining portions of said front and back pieces, and serving to reenforce the last mentioned portions and prevent rupture of the protector at the ends of said aperture.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a protector adapted to be placed over, and to protect, the shoulder portion of a garment on a hook equipped clothes hanger and comprising similarly shaped front and back pieces positioned one in front of the other and having their side margins and the outer portions of their top margin joined together and also having the central portions of the top margins thereof substantially straight and disconnected to form a slit-like aperture for receiving the hook of the hanger, and an elongated one-piece binding strip of U-shaped cross section extending around and in straddle-d relation with, and anchored to, the aperture defining portions of said front and back pieces, having the ends thereof arranged in telescopic relation at a point other than the ends of the aperture, and serving to reenforc said aperture defining portions of the front and back pieces and also to prevent rupture of the protector at the ends of said aperture.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a protector adapted to be placed over, and protect the shoulder portion of, a garment on a hook equipped clothes hanger, and comprising similarly shaped front and back pieces positioned one in front of the other and having their side margins and the outer portions of their top margins joined together by binding strips of U-shaped cross section and rows or lines of stitching and also having the central portions of the top margins thereof substantially straight and parallel and dis-connected to form a slit-like aperture for receiving the hook of the hanger, and a continuous binding strip of U-shaped cross section extending around and in straddled relation with, and connected by a line of stitching to, the aperture defining portions of the front and back pieces, having the portions thereof at the ends of the aperture in overlapped or straddled relation with, and connected by the last mentioned stitching to, the upper ends of the first mentioned binding strips, and serving to reenforce the last mentioned portions of the front and back pieces and also to prevent rupture of the protector at the ends of the aperture.

GEORGE ARANOW. 

